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first, there were neutrality laws but there were also very strong isolationist sentiment in america. and even george marshall, who was chief military advisor to franklin roosevelt said, how can we send all these weapons to england if they're going to surrender to the british in a matter of weeks, and we end up fighting the germans? we will be charging into the face of our own weapons. but even though the operation was secret, it became headlines of course when it happened around the world. and everyone knew about it. and roosevelt and marshall were very, very effected by this. they thought if the british government can do this, they are serious. they are not going to negotiate with the germans. they're going to stay in this for as long as they possibly can. and it opened up the pathway for armaments to go to britain, which were very much needed and very much appreciated. >> brooke stoddard, when the official date of the so-called battle for britain, battle of britain? >> when were they? i think britain calls it july to the end of september, let's say. >> of 1940, which is essentially
first, there were neutrality laws but there were also very strong isolationist sentiment in america. and even george marshall, who was chief military advisor to franklin roosevelt said, how can we send all these weapons to england if they're going to surrender to the british in a matter of weeks, and we end up fighting the germans? we will be charging into the face of our own weapons. but even though the operation was secret, it became headlines of course when it happened around the world. and...
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intervene on some level in this conflict, to beef up the case for the r2p doctrine, and international law is of fuzzy sort of subject and to some degree it is built on president. the united states, have to say, intervened in libya back in the early 1800's to support the basically where billion that would then move forward into account the unfriendly -- >> attacking our ships. >> yes. i mean, we can -- well, but what would have happened if -- here is a preventative doctrine. what would happen, and president obama makes this comment in the debate. if we had left him in power, you know, agitated with his your career omitted in tendency the blow up airplanes, i think that would have been an absolute disaster. i mean, i'm not in international air. and not in any position to debate the fine a point of that, but i think effectively this was a well played intervention. if anything else on the moral side think we have a responsibility to in some way, even the playing field because we are responsible to a large degree in empowering qaddafi for several years and giving him the means with which to su
intervene on some level in this conflict, to beef up the case for the r2p doctrine, and international law is of fuzzy sort of subject and to some degree it is built on president. the united states, have to say, intervened in libya back in the early 1800's to support the basically where billion that would then move forward into account the unfriendly -- >> attacking our ships. >> yes. i mean, we can -- well, but what would have happened if -- here is a preventative doctrine. what...
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social freedom and pave the way for democracy critics of the constitution say it imposes elements of law while ignoring the rights of women and minorities the islamist backed draft was approved by some sixty three percent of egyptians in a referendum which the opposition claims massive fraud. and lisa los angeles claim a guy a gun buying back event in the city saw about sixteen hundred firearms handed in on wednesday as people formed long queues to trade their weapons for free grocery coupons the annual event this year was supported by las mayor who has echoed the president calling for a ban on assault weapons america's long running debate on gun control has been reignited by the newtown elementary school massacre that left twenty six people dead earlier this month. and as people across the globe enjoy the holiday season the jolly mood has now gone into space just a bit earlier the crew of the international space station got the chance to video conference with their families and russia's frost and despite the tight show jewel of space walks and experiments the team is off duty for christ
social freedom and pave the way for democracy critics of the constitution say it imposes elements of law while ignoring the rights of women and minorities the islamist backed draft was approved by some sixty three percent of egyptians in a referendum which the opposition claims massive fraud. and lisa los angeles claim a guy a gun buying back event in the city saw about sixteen hundred firearms handed in on wednesday as people formed long queues to trade their weapons for free grocery coupons...
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a law which would increase the protection of russian children in the country itself now the law bears the name of this was a young boy who was adopted by an american family and died while in custody of his new adoptive father now the father was left off with just a fine after leaving his young son in a car in the blistering heat for hours the car was parked outside of his office and it's the cases precisely like this that the russian lawmakers say that the american law system is not is not cut out to provide enough security for the russian children who are being adopted by american parents and should another tragedy like this strike they don't want the russian children to suffer now a lot of people see this as they get back at the americans for the magnitsky act the so-called act which entails a list of people who are prohibited from ever entering the united states and their financial assets in the country also are frozen now now that the minister was a russian lawyer who was imprisoned on charges of tax evasion and died while in custody that case has never seen any any logical conclu
a law which would increase the protection of russian children in the country itself now the law bears the name of this was a young boy who was adopted by an american family and died while in custody of his new adoptive father now the father was left off with just a fine after leaving his young son in a car in the blistering heat for hours the car was parked outside of his office and it's the cases precisely like this that the russian lawmakers say that the american law system is not is not cut...
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made their way into foreign hands last year last month westminster said that it wouldn't change any laws but would take a greater interest in foreign acquisition the only thing is by the time they get around to it there might be nothing left to sell. art see london. so ryan is warning canada that has made a dangerous move by taking a notorious a radio and militant group off its terror list kind of as following a similar move by the u.s. an accepting that. has renounced violence and wants peaceful regime change in iran written off and looks at the organizations record and hear from some iranians who worry of legitimizing it mohammed shows me his box of handmade treasures earrings pendants all made from stone the only material he could find in the prison yard big ambition much this is how we killed the pain from torture and hunger i still get headaches when i remember the story about. valley iranian soldier mohammad spent eighteen years in an iraqi jail during the one nine hundred eighty s. iran iraq war he says he would have been freed earlier if he'd joined the ek image he didn't help to
made their way into foreign hands last year last month westminster said that it wouldn't change any laws but would take a greater interest in foreign acquisition the only thing is by the time they get around to it there might be nothing left to sell. art see london. so ryan is warning canada that has made a dangerous move by taking a notorious a radio and militant group off its terror list kind of as following a similar move by the u.s. an accepting that. has renounced violence and wants...
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studying, trying to build international waters, where no laws would apply. you could go and create your kind of world. there were actually some people make you quote them in my book. when obama gave his speech last fall, the one sordid evocative of fdr's commonwealth speech immediately a couple of investor knows that pointed out a new plan that had been discovered and suggested other rich people should move there because it wasn't going to be nice to live in america anymore. more than you would think, teresa. eyeing land sends, i think you got them in the foster for your comment that we give them so much. we are the innovators. and i have been to one other point. i interviewed gary gensler and he was speaking with great passion and pleasure about bringing transparency to the swaps market and how this is important because, for example, have there been a transparency which will be in place for the beginning of 23rd team, things like those treats the loss jpmorgan so much money, they would be much more visible and i couldn't resist so i said is james diamond gr
studying, trying to build international waters, where no laws would apply. you could go and create your kind of world. there were actually some people make you quote them in my book. when obama gave his speech last fall, the one sordid evocative of fdr's commonwealth speech immediately a couple of investor knows that pointed out a new plan that had been discovered and suggested other rich people should move there because it wasn't going to be nice to live in america anymore. more than you would...
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cities and in the villages they have been through you know to counter foreign aggression not to keep law and order a civilized manner. however according to the minister this still doesn't rule out the fact that the rebels continue provoking syrian of the use and he said that it's unacceptable that the west still failing to condemn the actions of some groups within the syrian opposition who often take to the most extreme measures like kidnapping or even terrorism. it's absolutely unacceptable and this logic we all might lead us if we follow this logic might lead us to a very dangerous situation not only in the middle east but in other parts of the world if partners in the west would start would begin to. want to qualify terrorist as. bed terrorist and acceptable terrorists. well so i asked the minister why he thinks nato was so eager to deploy these six batteries the preacher interceptor missiles on the border of turkey and syria and whether iran was the actual target here is what he had to say on this. that's what some people say. the configuration that is being presented in the media. r
cities and in the villages they have been through you know to counter foreign aggression not to keep law and order a civilized manner. however according to the minister this still doesn't rule out the fact that the rebels continue provoking syrian of the use and he said that it's unacceptable that the west still failing to condemn the actions of some groups within the syrian opposition who often take to the most extreme measures like kidnapping or even terrorism. it's absolutely unacceptable...
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the law. that is a for many. but dangerous even to those who keep it to distance. good luck. with. anything. to teach me. about humans. this is why you should. welcome back for most people this week festivities have time for family decoration on the once a year. spare a thought for those who have little to cheer such as the eleven million french people living in poverty. reports from the capital and whether the bright lights are leaving too many citizens in the uk it is. one of the most beautiful cities in the world but the french live. this city. as one of the most important events. this year in central paris alone the famous chancellor installing christmas lights wasn't cheap at christmas elimination because they're on a one million euros it shop on the shelves that he is contributing to the christmas lighting depending on the number of trees they have in front of their of their shop eighty percent money money from the shops of the shows an easy. twenty percent this money city hall but the budget has gone up by a third across the whole country in a year where the average person h
the law. that is a for many. but dangerous even to those who keep it to distance. good luck. with. anything. to teach me. about humans. this is why you should. welcome back for most people this week festivities have time for family decoration on the once a year. spare a thought for those who have little to cheer such as the eleven million french people living in poverty. reports from the capital and whether the bright lights are leaving too many citizens in the uk it is. one of the most...
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things that happened in the ensuing years but the watershed event was when president nixon signed into law -- created the environmental protection agency. one of the first orders of business of the ecb the a was to ban a series of insecticides starting with ddt and including all of its cousins, many of which were more toxic than ddt. the domestic ban went into effect in 1972. began phasing them out and it is too bad carson didn't live to see that but she didn't and i like to think of her in this photograph taken by her friends the freeman family who lived next door to her in maine on the shoreline of southport island in 1955, of my favorite photographs of her. she looks very content in this picture and someone who was at home in that environment and at home in the world and at home in her role as an author, scientist and ultimately somebody who would change the way we think about things. that is a good place to stop and take any questions you have. >> anybody have any questions? >> why was the book called "silent spring"? >> why was the book called "silent spring"? that probably stems from
things that happened in the ensuing years but the watershed event was when president nixon signed into law -- created the environmental protection agency. one of the first orders of business of the ecb the a was to ban a series of insecticides starting with ddt and including all of its cousins, many of which were more toxic than ddt. the domestic ban went into effect in 1972. began phasing them out and it is too bad carson didn't live to see that but she didn't and i like to think of her in...
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. >> the rule of law committee for the ocean. it is said that geography is one of the most important factors because it is the most permanent. we saw the arctic icecap drop and it appears to be opening more this session. what does this trend mean in a generation for russia and canada? >> i did go to zero chapters to it in the book. he is very provocative. in the middle of roberto they predicted china who was our ally would become our adversary geographically. also he said united europe could be a competitor for the united states. with the arctic icecap, if the arctic was open for shipping and a friend would sail the northwest passage up green land and across canada that shipping in the northern arctic that could provide alternative routes that is somewhat less of an emphasis of the indian ocean. to bring russia closer to america fundamentally. it would make canada significant you have shale guest, the tar sand and the hydropower resources with open arctic it would be that much more significant. >> i would like to offer a quick co
. >> the rule of law committee for the ocean. it is said that geography is one of the most important factors because it is the most permanent. we saw the arctic icecap drop and it appears to be opening more this session. what does this trend mean in a generation for russia and canada? >> i did go to zero chapters to it in the book. he is very provocative. in the middle of roberto they predicted china who was our ally would become our adversary geographically. also he said united...
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italy has a book called the markkorah law. in italy if you're unemployed the government gives you a choice. you can get a weekly paycheck like we do here, unemployment compensation. choice number 2, the italian government will give you your entire two to three years of weekly unemployment checks up front as a lump sum on one condition, you must get at least ten other workers to make the same choice and that money must be used in italy. to begin and operate a collective enterprise of those unemployed workers. what is interesting, how to solve unemployment by creating a new kind of enterprise that would give the american people real freedom of choice. you want to work in a top-down hierarchical capitalist enterprise or try this other kind. would you like to buy the product of these kind of capitalist enterprises or would you like to buy the product of an enterprise where workers have a completely different life and relationship. these are new directions that come out of the crisis of capitalism and turn a bad thing into a good t
italy has a book called the markkorah law. in italy if you're unemployed the government gives you a choice. you can get a weekly paycheck like we do here, unemployment compensation. choice number 2, the italian government will give you your entire two to three years of weekly unemployment checks up front as a lump sum on one condition, you must get at least ten other workers to make the same choice and that money must be used in italy. to begin and operate a collective enterprise of those...
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there will be passing laws until a new parliament takes over next year. even though the president is now relinquishing some power after a newly passed constitution, the council includes 270 members, 90 of whom were appointed over the weekend. >> the upper house continues to pose a problem. it is a sliding majority that raises concerns because we have been looking for important laws that will supplement the constitution. >> the much talked-about demonstration law. they fear it would -- if it has not abated since he took over in june. in a speech on wednesday, the government urged members to focus on laws that will help the country move forward. >> this had been blocked by anti revolutionary forces. i urge you to work on that so we can regain the stolen money inside and out. >> they'll also be addressing the account on wednesday, but the opposition has maintained that they need guarantees, not just words. >> there has been another high- profile defections, the commander of the military police has left the president without his government. they say they turn
there will be passing laws until a new parliament takes over next year. even though the president is now relinquishing some power after a newly passed constitution, the council includes 270 members, 90 of whom were appointed over the weekend. >> the upper house continues to pose a problem. it is a sliding majority that raises concerns because we have been looking for important laws that will supplement the constitution. >> the much talked-about demonstration law. they fear it would...
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he put through his right to work laws. he didn't want a recall. he was an inspiration for republican governors. it's a move gone all over the country. >> best politician bill clinton, who in a single speech at the democratic national convention injected energy and enthusiasm into the voters. >> herman cain was the leading republican contender. however, he was also the worst politician, but i'll get to that later. >> i had a long shot in naming chris christie because he firmed up his base in a democratic state. and i think at a time when the republicans now are seeing a resurgence among their moderates. i think in the long run he may prove to be the big winner of the year. >> these are all very interesting choices but they are all domestic. the best politician of 2012 was german chancellor angela merkle. she had to walk a tightrope between her german voters who do not favor bailing out europe and the european union. best politician, angela. you got it? you can write that down. pat, put it in your column. worst politician. >> susan rice. she was fed
he put through his right to work laws. he didn't want a recall. he was an inspiration for republican governors. it's a move gone all over the country. >> best politician bill clinton, who in a single speech at the democratic national convention injected energy and enthusiasm into the voters. >> herman cain was the leading republican contender. however, he was also the worst politician, but i'll get to that later. >> i had a long shot in naming chris christie because he firmed...
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trained on those college campuses and then move into the rest of society when it's at hospitals or law firms or in seminaries and bring that interfaith literacy and interfaith leadership to the rest of our society. we define interfaith cooperation very simply. it's building relationships between people who orient around religion differently, and some sector has to advance the knowledge base, has to model what good looks like. and college campuses are the place that we think we can make the biggest difference. >> so talk a little bit about this triangle. >> yeah. >> i think it's important for all of us to have this in our mind. >> so this is a chapter in the book called the science of interfaith cooperation. and one of the things that i think is -- as interfaith cooperation grows and, by the way, if i was in the private sector, i would say buy interfaith, right? [laughter] it's, i think, like human rights or like environmentalism, it's a field that's going to grow dramatically. if you read any newspaper, you're going to see a lot of blood between the black and the white, right? and ther
trained on those college campuses and then move into the rest of society when it's at hospitals or law firms or in seminaries and bring that interfaith literacy and interfaith leadership to the rest of our society. we define interfaith cooperation very simply. it's building relationships between people who orient around religion differently, and some sector has to advance the knowledge base, has to model what good looks like. and college campuses are the place that we think we can make the...
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just kept spending -- the nail in the coffin for him financially was when he had alone with his in-laws. nicholas was speculating in kentucky land acquisitions, and he needed someone to cosign a $20,000 note and he talked jefferson into it and then six months later he went bankrupt. that's when the letters from monticello grill begin to get gloomy. -- really begin to get gloomy. >> i want to follow up -- >> we have a circulating microphone. >> all right. well, i want to follow-up on the kosciuszko will. of course after reading jim lewis' review yesterday when she called to book a train wreck, i thought maybe more to use this -- elaborate a little on the. you explain jefferson was made executor, and however, where i'm confused is that with 18 months of kosciuszko's death this will was contested by three different parties, in europe, one within the united states at the time, when that surface three different subsequent wills that had been drawn up in europe, and so i don't quite understand, and in jefferson -- at this point he said this is going to really fall into a lot of litigation. he
just kept spending -- the nail in the coffin for him financially was when he had alone with his in-laws. nicholas was speculating in kentucky land acquisitions, and he needed someone to cosign a $20,000 note and he talked jefferson into it and then six months later he went bankrupt. that's when the letters from monticello grill begin to get gloomy. -- really begin to get gloomy. >> i want to follow up -- >> we have a circulating microphone. >> all right. well, i want to...
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low-flow toilets -- not san francisco's fault, actually signed into law by president george h.w. bush, bush 41 -- which required low-flow toilets. now, the impact of that is sludge will back up in the city's sewers, and the mission bay neighborhood, quote of of-unquote, smells like rotten eggs. they're using $14 million of taxpayer money to dump bleach into the sewer to clean up a problem that previously simply did not exist. bleach isn't, also, a very friendly chemical, by way. all right. so who can you trust in science? well, i think that scientists, medical doctors and, yes, even government regulatory bodies like the fd a&e pa are usually right. where i will mispick with government -- nitpick with government regulators, i sometimes think they are a little too cautious. we haven't gotten approval on e-cigarettes and they should be healthier than regular cigarettes and they're dragging their feet. on real clear science we like to link to the best science news, the best science analysis. and that is, that's what we do. and so we try to put aside the partisan bickering and focus o
low-flow toilets -- not san francisco's fault, actually signed into law by president george h.w. bush, bush 41 -- which required low-flow toilets. now, the impact of that is sludge will back up in the city's sewers, and the mission bay neighborhood, quote of of-unquote, smells like rotten eggs. they're using $14 million of taxpayer money to dump bleach into the sewer to clean up a problem that previously simply did not exist. bleach isn't, also, a very friendly chemical, by way. all right. so...
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but by then, his brother-in-law, john kennedy, was running for president. shriver served us kennedy's chair for illinois and also head of the campaign civil rights division. in that capacity, leading a campaign, he convinced kennedy to telephone caruthers scott king in the matter of his imprisonment on the trumped up charges. it was a risky move given the residual racism that still tainted american life. but many analysts had concluded that the phone call attracted enough african-american votes to the democratic party that your to win a razor-thin victory to john kennedy. after the inauguration, president kennedy asked shriver to assume leadership as the founding director of the peace corps. when asked why he had selected his brother in law for the job, kennedy said that if the project were to become a flop, it would be easier to fire a member of the family when a political ally. when we look at the origins of the peace corps today we have to be careful not to read history backwards or to argue that the success of the peace corps was inevitable. it wasn't s
but by then, his brother-in-law, john kennedy, was running for president. shriver served us kennedy's chair for illinois and also head of the campaign civil rights division. in that capacity, leading a campaign, he convinced kennedy to telephone caruthers scott king in the matter of his imprisonment on the trumped up charges. it was a risky move given the residual racism that still tainted american life. but many analysts had concluded that the phone call attracted enough african-american votes...
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but even in those letters he wrote in which he said, oh, you know, all the laws should expire every 20 years, this stuff, blah, blah, blah, it was always in context. it was something that was more practical and more hardheaded, ultimately, than it now seems when we read the one line or two. sure, thank you. same microphone in -- microphone? >> um, this reminds me of n a strange way, of, you know, jefferson's view as a renaissance man reminds me of, strangely enough, of the 1988 presidential campaign between dukakis and bush 41. >> i get that all the time. [laughter] >> i mean, but, you know, at that time i was a professor of mathematics at the university of massachusetts in amherst, and i remember bush who had graduated from yale boasting how he got an f in chemistry. and dukakis coming back weakly that, well, he only got a d in physics. >> right. >> and then at the same time i was reading from jefferson's library of america. there he is in 1789 writing a letter, he was awarded a honorary doctor of law degree from harvard university, but he was live anything france. >> right. >> so he
but even in those letters he wrote in which he said, oh, you know, all the laws should expire every 20 years, this stuff, blah, blah, blah, it was always in context. it was something that was more practical and more hardheaded, ultimately, than it now seems when we read the one line or two. sure, thank you. same microphone in -- microphone? >> um, this reminds me of n a strange way, of, you know, jefferson's view as a renaissance man reminds me of, strangely enough, of the 1988...
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what is that perspective now that the affordable care act will begin to become fully finalized to law over the next couple of years. we keep hearing those on the conservative side or republicans raise concerns about what we'll do for the country. what is your view. now you're not part profit excess. you can speak more freely. is it going to be a good thing for the country? >> yes, it will. for one reason, as an example, right now we have 50 some billion dollars a year of uncompensated care. that means people don't have insurance don't have medicaid, medicare or private insurance, don't have military coverage or anything like that, so they are not insured. they have access to health care in the emergency rooms. if they taken in and can't pay and don't go through a bankruptcy or something like that, that costs that care doesn't just go away. it's shifted over to the rest of the us who have insurance. that's $50 billion. now, you stop and think about that it could be as much as $1500 per person who pay for those who don't. when you have everybody in the system, all insured one way or ano
what is that perspective now that the affordable care act will begin to become fully finalized to law over the next couple of years. we keep hearing those on the conservative side or republicans raise concerns about what we'll do for the country. what is your view. now you're not part profit excess. you can speak more freely. is it going to be a good thing for the country? >> yes, it will. for one reason, as an example, right now we have 50 some billion dollars a year of uncompensated...
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and the next election, jackson had gone around the country, building a popular majority in getting laws changed from state to state to state in which providing for universal white male suffrage, which took a vote out of the hands of property owners and give it to barbarians as john quincy adams may say. the bank if there was a deal with clay in 1824, was that ethical bystanders of those days and retrospectively by our standards? >> is certainly what is ethical in those days. he took a lot of flak for it, but the choice in his mind was to turn the country over to a barbarians who couldn't write his name, who had violated the constitution that will turn the word of 1812, con into massacre in the seminal sender and enduring whatever he felt like doing. he did not want to see this man president. >> one point in the book he described a bit of a crouch. teaching to afflict him as a person? >> yes. >> there is some time travel involved. >> all of us are brooches at times. he did not suffer fools, so you would be grouchy. i was grouchy last night when romney said we have fewer ships today than
and the next election, jackson had gone around the country, building a popular majority in getting laws changed from state to state to state in which providing for universal white male suffrage, which took a vote out of the hands of property owners and give it to barbarians as john quincy adams may say. the bank if there was a deal with clay in 1824, was that ethical bystanders of those days and retrospectively by our standards? >> is certainly what is ethical in those days. he took a lot...
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until he cantelli comes back to yell law school. there he meets hillary rodham. >> watch this and other programs on line at booktv.org. now on c-span2 we bring you booktv. on this holiday weekend we have extended our booktv programming until wednesday ,-com,-com ma december 26 at 8:00 a.m. eastern. here are some of the programs to look out for this weekend.
until he cantelli comes back to yell law school. there he meets hillary rodham. >> watch this and other programs on line at booktv.org. now on c-span2 we bring you booktv. on this holiday weekend we have extended our booktv programming until wednesday ,-com,-com ma december 26 at 8:00 a.m. eastern. here are some of the programs to look out for this weekend.
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you have to understand that the law the so-called denton magnitsky law actually deals primarily a with imposing travel and financial strictures on the number of american officials and persons who have committed crimes against russian citizens and one only part of the law actually bans the adoption of russian children by american citizens it has been in part inspired by the case of the russian toddler who was adopted by the american family in two thousand and nine and died in their custody several months later after his father left him in a locked in the car in the blistering heat for nine hours the russian lawmakers feel that the american law system does not provide adequate adequate protection for the russian kids and also does not punish those responsible for the deaths of russian kids for example do you have to lose father adoptive father walked away with a fine but you have to remember that russia is going to boost the care and the situation with orphanages and foster homes in the country as well as improve further condition so for orphans it is seen as a sort of retaliate a measur
you have to understand that the law the so-called denton magnitsky law actually deals primarily a with imposing travel and financial strictures on the number of american officials and persons who have committed crimes against russian citizens and one only part of the law actually bans the adoption of russian children by american citizens it has been in part inspired by the case of the russian toddler who was adopted by the american family in two thousand and nine and died in their custody...
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is a provision that bans on lawful assembly. a large number of police along with the paramilitary have been deployed. nothing seems to deter these protesters. >> the situation is very fluid. they're trying to get the government. they have been blocking the road, and during signature campaign down the road. it demands the immediate justice for the victims. >> the protests soon turned violent after demonstrators fought police as they tried to break the barricade. police have used tear gas and water cannons to disperse the crowds. they are demanding more actions from the government. >> this is a new generation. a new generation were every youth is not over from by the powers that be. they have taken to the streets. >> as the victim fights for her life, her supporters continue to fight for justice on the streets. al jazeera, a new delhi. >> and north of the country a journalist covering a protest against the tape of an actress has been shot dead. he was killed when police opened fire on demonstrators. a local film star alleged she w
is a provision that bans on lawful assembly. a large number of police along with the paramilitary have been deployed. nothing seems to deter these protesters. >> the situation is very fluid. they're trying to get the government. they have been blocking the road, and during signature campaign down the road. it demands the immediate justice for the victims. >> the protests soon turned violent after demonstrators fought police as they tried to break the barricade. police have used tear...
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sure tourists in particular are not faced with shuttered doors, the spanish government has changed laws regarding business hours. it wants visitors to the crisis- ridden country to have more time to spend money -- 90 hours a week instead of 72. >> it should help encourage trade and create more jobs in the sector. >> but the plans are threatening the siesta. the tradition of the lengthy break to unwind and relax is being sacrificed to the demands of the market. the spanish siesta was introduced in response to extreme working conditions. during the post-war period, it was not just the afternoon heat that force people to take a break. >> a lot of people had to take on two jobs at the same time. it was the only way to divide up the day so that you rested not just at night, but also had a break during the day. >> and health-care professionals say it is still a good idea. they recommend a 20-minute midday nap. they say it makes a difference at night. than a 10% of insomnia cases are chronic, and they are usually caused by work. we over lows hour days to the point where we no longer sleep well
sure tourists in particular are not faced with shuttered doors, the spanish government has changed laws regarding business hours. it wants visitors to the crisis- ridden country to have more time to spend money -- 90 hours a week instead of 72. >> it should help encourage trade and create more jobs in the sector. >> but the plans are threatening the siesta. the tradition of the lengthy break to unwind and relax is being sacrificed to the demands of the market. the spanish siesta was...
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it is a huge opportunity to hit .he reset button on gun laws there is a much larger being organized through for that million march in the mall double take place in february. it is designed to keep our sure on congress and the white house for meaningful gun control reform. reporting live, abc 7 news. >> a service was held for a six- at a mormon church in utah. people in that town tied pink ribbons around trees to show support for the family. pink was her favorite color. and local girl scout troop d tribute to the victims. -- paid tribute to the victims. aths.laid out 26 wre the shooting had an impact on school attendance in anne arundel county. 46 do this did not go to school 40% of students did not go to school. rumor of a shooting happening could you did to the absences. there were two different shootings. one happened at a convenience store in manassas. two were wounded. the gunman is in custody. police say two men were shot. one of the victims was killed. the other is critically hurt. police are still looking for the person or persons responsible. theice in the county say stole cash of t
it is a huge opportunity to hit .he reset button on gun laws there is a much larger being organized through for that million march in the mall double take place in february. it is designed to keep our sure on congress and the white house for meaningful gun control reform. reporting live, abc 7 news. >> a service was held for a six- at a mormon church in utah. people in that town tied pink ribbons around trees to show support for the family. pink was her favorite color. and local girl...
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schools is asa hutchinson, a former republican congressman from arkansas who said he didn't think new laws and prohibition is the right way to respond to what happened in sandy hook and compared the nra plan to put a trained guard in every american school to the federal air marshal program put in place after 9/11. >> more sensitive that be airplanes. people resisted having weapons on airplanes but i oversaw the federal air marshals and it's a deterrent, no one sees that weapon but they're protected on the airplane and it's a positive impact on safety. schools are a sensitive environment as well. you could provide safety and security with armed, trained, personnel without putting fear in everyone. >> he argued since timothy mcveigh used fertilizer to kill men, women and children in oklahoma city, restricting firearms will not make children safer but many lawmakers are skeptical about the nra plan. >> we have armed officers in many schools in washington, d.c. we have armed officers in schools. and some of that is appropriate and perhaps we can do more. it actually doesn't cost $8 billion. we
schools is asa hutchinson, a former republican congressman from arkansas who said he didn't think new laws and prohibition is the right way to respond to what happened in sandy hook and compared the nra plan to put a trained guard in every american school to the federal air marshal program put in place after 9/11. >> more sensitive that be airplanes. people resisted having weapons on airplanes but i oversaw the federal air marshals and it's a deterrent, no one sees that weapon but they're...
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local self-government this is something i can do myself but you are different from me under the new law local self-government or against have much power but we too have our ways of influencing the situation but to do that we will need the media again dean wireman council if someone harms nature we need to be aware that we have a special forestry service and a chief forest inspector a very professional manager who keeps tabs on all these things and we want him to exercise very tight control of forests and water otherwise if something happens damage may be able to said there will be total mess along the banks of the rivers forests and water that people say twenty first century wars will be fought over water not over gold anymore not even oil it is a serious issue and a serious challenge and we need to rise up to the occasion you are currently the acting governor and you have about a year before the elections we carry out any of your forms in this year or is your only goal this year to make sure you win the election instead of trouble as much as you can that would make sense. to give us an
local self-government this is something i can do myself but you are different from me under the new law local self-government or against have much power but we too have our ways of influencing the situation but to do that we will need the media again dean wireman council if someone harms nature we need to be aware that we have a special forestry service and a chief forest inspector a very professional manager who keeps tabs on all these things and we want him to exercise very tight control of...
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at columbia law school, they were very good guys. it is true that obama did his best. when i interview president obama in the oval office, he talked about the supporters in new york. but he started to make that transition in his long arc of his search for home. she was starting to happen and beenu mahmood was very perceptively seen that happen. >> host: why did the presidency president in new york after graduating from columbia? >> guest: he was trying to get a job wherever he could. he applied for a job in chicago after washington was elected mayor there. he didn't get anything. so the best he could do was stay in new york. he wouldn't want to go back to honolulu. he didn't have anyplace else. so he stayed there and as he put it, you try to make money for yourself and get a job. it is sort of a magazine or consulting firm called business international. for that year, he doesn't really like it there, but that is the period when they talk a lot. it is the period when he met genevieve. >> host: so david maraniss, going back to the quote, no life could have been the produ
at columbia law school, they were very good guys. it is true that obama did his best. when i interview president obama in the oval office, he talked about the supporters in new york. but he started to make that transition in his long arc of his search for home. she was starting to happen and beenu mahmood was very perceptively seen that happen. >> host: why did the presidency president in new york after graduating from columbia? >> guest: he was trying to get a job wherever he...
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the video is shot with the actual dash cam in the brother-in-law's very real police car. he has to get the video processed at the station before giving it to mark. >> when he took at video in, initially the very first one, you know his coworkers immediately were like, when did that happen? when did this -- tell us the story. and so that was like the first sign that oh, man, this is really -- this could be good, you know? >> luckily, mark's brother-in-law doesn't get in trouble, and steve is a success. >> something that's kind of funny and well produced can be hugely viral on the web. >> mark follows the first video with four more, including one posted in 2010, where steve gives up his lawn mower for a scissor lift. >> steve? come on down. >> come and get me. how about that. >> i'll tell you what, steve, we can do there the easy way or we can do it the hard way. >> i don't think the intent was to make a bunch of steve videos, as much as to find something that people would gravitate to, something that people would want to watch. >> you call 911? >> i called, yeah. >> it doe
the video is shot with the actual dash cam in the brother-in-law's very real police car. he has to get the video processed at the station before giving it to mark. >> when he took at video in, initially the very first one, you know his coworkers immediately were like, when did that happen? when did this -- tell us the story. and so that was like the first sign that oh, man, this is really -- this could be good, you know? >> luckily, mark's brother-in-law doesn't get in trouble, and...
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new settler homes in east jerusalem on land is considered to illegally occupied under international law but some additions to the already approved construction of thousands of houses in the west bank in retaliation of the palestinians u.n. status upgrade our middle east correspondent paul is sleep. what we're witnessing is that israel is continuing with its expansion of settlements and this new announcement is that it has approved the building of some one thousand two hundred new secure homes in globe which is a neighborhood in east jerusalem across the green line it comes in less than a month after israel's controversial statement that it was planning to build in the one corridor all which links jerusalem to the west bank and this is a real line for many states and certainly we've witnessed that kind of criticism and condemnation from the international community since the palestinians went to the united nations several weeks ago for upgraded statehood there have been some five and a half thousand new secure homes announced in terms of what the israelis were building israel has undergon
new settler homes in east jerusalem on land is considered to illegally occupied under international law but some additions to the already approved construction of thousands of houses in the west bank in retaliation of the palestinians u.n. status upgrade our middle east correspondent paul is sleep. what we're witnessing is that israel is continuing with its expansion of settlements and this new announcement is that it has approved the building of some one thousand two hundred new secure homes...
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. >> with the new law, more russians will buy. they want to come here and spend time with their families. >> this year, she has sold 15 properties to russians. when the new law is introduced, she hopes to sell a lot more. >> i think spain is an attractive country for russians. they like the culture. they seem to feel more at home here than in other countries. >> the spanish government is desperate to kickstart the ailing property section. construction was the engine of the democrats. the bubble burst sidling the banks with over $240 billion in bad debt. across spain, there is a glut of 700,000 unsold properties. the offer of residency permits is meant to sweeten the deal and attract foreign buyers, especially from russia and. >> the size of the problem is important. the only thing we can do to dispose of those properties, to sell the minimarkets, would be very helpful for the spanish economy.
. >> with the new law, more russians will buy. they want to come here and spend time with their families. >> this year, she has sold 15 properties to russians. when the new law is introduced, she hopes to sell a lot more. >> i think spain is an attractive country for russians. they like the culture. they seem to feel more at home here than in other countries. >> the spanish government is desperate to kickstart the ailing property section. construction was the engine of...
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aren't you protected under whistleblower laws? speak i think i've be protected under the whistleblower laws and they need to be more pronouncedr in the community, increase more to protect whistleblowers, wem. need them. >> anointed to do something. n >> or takeover number of branches, you go to drum up moru business. going out to the places of business that were honor customer accounts, tell us what> you found. speakerphone businesses did not exist, actual physical locations did not exist, it was just a paper company i would say within the bank computer system showing the transactions taking place but the businesses did not exist. lou: you would be going out to drum up new businesses or new services to makeertain thesu account is secure with your bank so you did what, a closed shop, windows boarded up, what did you find? >> some companies were empty lots, some were not in, some did not exist at all anywhere to bet found. >> when you got back, what did you tell your bosses? >> told by superiors exactly what i found and i reported s
aren't you protected under whistleblower laws? speak i think i've be protected under the whistleblower laws and they need to be more pronouncedr in the community, increase more to protect whistleblowers, wem. need them. >> anointed to do something. n >> or takeover number of branches, you go to drum up moru business. going out to the places of business that were honor customer accounts, tell us what> you found. speakerphone businesses did not exist, actual physical locations did...
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finds smuggling foreign nationals in complete secrecy perfectly a lawful often keeping the families of those captured in in the dark for months the u.s. has a set. of people have been through the u.s. prison in guantanamo many of them were subject to torture the chief prosecutor at guantanamo in the george w. bush told me most of them were not terrorists and due to the extraordinary rendition program all kinds of people would end up there from different countries for different reasons stripped of their rights many human rights organizations have been vocal about a lawful practices that guantanamo and yet it's still open by the way despite president obama's pledges to close the prison recent to released f.b.i. documents have revealed the treated peaceful occupy movement as a potential criminal and terrorist threat they have a reductive documents show that they jones who was carrying out close surveillance against members of occupy wall street and even mentions an assassination plot against the activists however it's unclear who was behind it so the movement began in september twenty lev
finds smuggling foreign nationals in complete secrecy perfectly a lawful often keeping the families of those captured in in the dark for months the u.s. has a set. of people have been through the u.s. prison in guantanamo many of them were subject to torture the chief prosecutor at guantanamo in the george w. bush told me most of them were not terrorists and due to the extraordinary rendition program all kinds of people would end up there from different countries for different reasons stripped...
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. >>> kids in maryland got help with their holiday shopping from some local law enforcement. montgomery county police officers paired up with the kids to do last minute shopping. the officers helped kids pick out holiday gifts for their families. this is all part of the heroes and helpers program that strives to foster good relationships between law enforcement and the community. >> reaching out to the children at such an early age. hopefully we can bridge the gap to where there isn't any type of distention between law enforcement and the community. >> the purchases were made, thanks to gift cards from target. and you don't see an officer wearing a hat like that every day. >> not terribly often. looks warmer than the regular standard issued cap. >> you need one. >> yeah. you need it. if you're outside today, no doubt. you need a wind breaker or something to keep the chill away from you. it was ferociously windy for much of the day. wind chills stayed well down into the upper 20s and low 30s for much of the day. you needed to bundle up or stay active. or do both like this guy
. >>> kids in maryland got help with their holiday shopping from some local law enforcement. montgomery county police officers paired up with the kids to do last minute shopping. the officers helped kids pick out holiday gifts for their families. this is all part of the heroes and helpers program that strives to foster good relationships between law enforcement and the community. >> reaching out to the children at such an early age. hopefully we can bridge the gap to where there...
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but we're now at the point where in just a couple of days the law says that every american's tax rates are going up. every american's paycheck will get a lot smaller. and that would be the wrong thing to do for our economy. it would hurt middle class families and hurt the businesses that depend on your spending and congress can prevent it from happening, if they act now. leaders in congress are working on a way to prevent this tax hike on the middle class and i believe we may be able to reach an agreement that could pass both houses in time. >> the president will have another chance to deliver that message, again. this morning he will appear on nbc's "meet the press." his first sunday talk show appearance in three years. mr. obama is expected to call on a scale back plan that would only extend middle class tax breaks and unemployment benefits if the negotiations fail. republican senator mitch mcconnell is hoping there will be a plan to present today. >>> some sad news from hollywood. harry carey jr. has died. best known for his work in westerns appeared in almost 100 films including te
but we're now at the point where in just a couple of days the law says that every american's tax rates are going up. every american's paycheck will get a lot smaller. and that would be the wrong thing to do for our economy. it would hurt middle class families and hurt the businesses that depend on your spending and congress can prevent it from happening, if they act now. leaders in congress are working on a way to prevent this tax hike on the middle class and i believe we may be able to reach...
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at the port has its own authority granted by state law, state charter which says they have their own building department, they issue their own permit, planning department. it is a separate government organization. >> the primary mission as described by state land, number one, to provide for maritime commerce, navigation. no. 2, it is to protect natural resources. third, it provides facilities that attract people to the waterfront. that is what the state land commission is. the port does not share a budget with the city. they cannot collect any tax revenue. they do not have any taxing authority. the port lives and dies by the revenue it generates on the port property. >> how is the ferry building doing in terms of creating revenue? >> it has been phenomenally successful. we are fully leased. the active merchants are incredibly happy to be part of the vibrant community. >> this is one of the most see places in san francisco. anybody who comes here from out of town, you have to walk through the ferry building. >> there are a lot of visitors here. definitely a lot of locals, too, who fee
at the port has its own authority granted by state law, state charter which says they have their own building department, they issue their own permit, planning department. it is a separate government organization. >> the primary mission as described by state land, number one, to provide for maritime commerce, navigation. no. 2, it is to protect natural resources. third, it provides facilities that attract people to the waterfront. that is what the state land commission is. the port does...
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worst mass shootings in modern american history the tragedy has sparked a fierce debate on gun control laws many saying it's too easy for the public to access military grade weapons and it is going to if you can find out if america is now ready to change its second amendment. a week after the tragedy at the elementary school in newtown president obama made the same pledge when he became president four years ago to try and get assault weapons off the streets of the you what's it's a pledge he has failed to deliver on this is not the first issue the first incident with a gun by. your for you. but the administration indicates this time it's different this time they're serious commitment and compromise. the most volatile take coach shooting is full and it's a skill and it's an important part of our hearing the debate taking place at the moment suggests a national consensus on the issue is far down the line and the dialogue between those who support and those who oppose such a ban comes down to this with guns come safety if the guns are in the hands of the good guys that you know believe the stu
worst mass shootings in modern american history the tragedy has sparked a fierce debate on gun control laws many saying it's too easy for the public to access military grade weapons and it is going to if you can find out if america is now ready to change its second amendment. a week after the tragedy at the elementary school in newtown president obama made the same pledge when he became president four years ago to try and get assault weapons off the streets of the you what's it's a pledge he...